Our little piece of the world warmed up this past weekend. After a couple of weeks of very chilly weather, rain storms and a dusting of snow, the sun came out. Weather seemed to be the main topic when I met people in my usual weekend course of running errands and attending social events. Everyone seemed to be so thrilled to feel the warmth of the sun — me too, by the way.

As part of a friendly competition among Southern California public-safety agencies, a Red Cross bloodmobile will be taking blood donations on Tuesday from officers of the law and their supporters at the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station.
Now in its...

Talking toys have been around since at least 1960, when pull-the-string Chatty Cathy debuted. But Teddy Ruxpin, a cuddly teddy bear that hit stores in late 1985, marked a technological leap forward.
Created by then-Granada Hills resident Ken Forsse, the...

Walt Disney Co.Chairman and Chief Executive Robert Iger said he likes what he sees from Netflix, but added that he thinks it will be hard for the streaming video service to "corner the market."
"No question Netflix has a running start," said Iger,...

Tucked away on Honolulu Avenue, Montrose Bowl’s location is the definition of discreet. Despite the lack of flashing lights or colorful signs to announce its 77-year presence, the spot remains a favorite of locals and film companies.
With its blue-...

Good morning readers. Today is Monday, March 2. As you shake off the weekend and settle back into work, check out these headlines from around the area:
The visiting Golden Knights trailed for the better part of 2 1/2 quarters versus Foothill Blvd.-rival La Cañada in a city showdown that didn’t just promise the winner bragging rights, but also a berth in the CIF Southern Section Division III-A championship. Glendale News-Press
A life insurance agent testified that she spoke to a 34-year-old...

CITY HALL — Glendale has agreed to pay a cosmetics company more than $400,000 to settle the company’s claim that it lost business after the city used threats of eminent domain in 2006 to push it out of a tenant building for a street-widening project.
DuWop LLC was a tenant in one of several properties that the city acquired in 2006 to make way for a $14.6-million plan to widen Flower Street between Sonora and Western avenues. The project was to coincide with California Department of...

"The Lone Ranger" has had an arduous journey to the big screen. Between budgetary concerns that shut the production down weeks before shooting was to begin and the recent death of a crew member, the Johnny Depp-starring western has been chock-full of complications.
But a trailer that the Walt Disney Co. debuted online ahead of the movie's July 3 release is full-steam ahead, all sleek imagery and fast-paced period action. And yes, you see Armie Hammer's masked Lone Ranger character riding alongside Depp's...

The Walt Disney Co. will acquire Lucasfilm Ltd. in a stock and cash transaction valued at $4.05 billion, according to an announcement released Tuesday.
The deal will make George Lucas -- who became a movie-making icon with his “Indiana Jones” and “Star Wars” franchises -- even wealthier since he is the sole owner of the Lucasfilm, according to the announcement.
Disney said it would pay for roughly half of the acquisition in cash, while issuing about 40 million shares at closing....